Reading groups - Predict, clarify, question, summarise.
13/2/14
Wk 3: “From Little Things Big Things Grow” Paul Kelly
(from Discovering Democracy: Upper middle pp38)
Q1. Who were the important people?
Q2.When did it happen?
Q3. Where?
Q4. Who wrote it?
Q5. What is the 'little thing?'
Q6. What is the 'big' thing?
Q7. Who was the tall stranger in the story?
Q8. Write a summary.
4/3/14 Tribal Justice - Oodgeroo Noonuccal
(From Law makers, Law breakers pp28)
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the mane of the main character? What did he do?
3. What does truculent mean? How is it relevant to the story?
4. What is a Lubra?
5. What does the word scornful mean?
6. What do they mean by the word ‘gay’?
7. What happened in the story?
20/2/14
Wk 4: Odgeroo Noonuccal: A Just Punishment
(from Discovering Democracy: Upper middle pp40)
LO: I will begin to understand inferred or literal meaning in the text.
1. Why did the boy kill the kookaburra?
2. Why were the children punished?
3. What was the punishment?
6/3/14
Wk 6: The Stone in the Road
pp31 Australian Readers: Discovering Democracy
1. What lessons did the king want to teach the community?
2. What did he expect of the citizens?
3. Do you think he was surprised that no-one removed the stone?
4. Who are the main characters?
5. How is it relevant to our community? Give an example.
Wk 7: A Fair Go?
pp32 Towards Aboriginal Reconcillitaion Book 2
Read the text and complete the related activities.
13/2/14
Wk 3: “From Little Things Big Things Grow” Paul Kelly
(from Discovering Democracy: Upper middle pp38)Q1. Who were the important people?
Q2.When did it happen?
Q3. Where?
Q4. Who wrote it?
Q5. What is the 'little thing?'
Q6. What is the 'big' thing?
Q7. Who was the tall stranger in the story?
Q8. Write a summary.
4/3/14
Tribal Justice - Oodgeroo Noonuccal
(From Law makers, Law breakers pp28)
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the mane of the main character? What did he do?
3. What does truculent mean? How is it relevant to the story?
4. What is a Lubra?
5. What does the word scornful mean?
6. What do they mean by the word ‘gay’?
7. What happened in the story?
20/2/14
Wk 4: Odgeroo Noonuccal: A Just Punishment
(from Discovering Democracy: Upper middle pp40)LO: I will begin to understand inferred or literal meaning in the text.
1. Why did the boy kill the kookaburra?
2. Why were the children punished?
3. What was the punishment?
6/3/14
Wk 6: The Stone in the Road
pp31 Australian Readers: Discovering Democracy1. What lessons did the king want to teach the community?
2. What did he expect of the citizens?
3. Do you think he was surprised that no-one removed the stone?
4. Who are the main characters?
5. How is it relevant to our community? Give an example.
Wk 7: A Fair Go?
pp32 Towards Aboriginal Reconcillitaion Book 2Read the text and complete the related activities.